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Nurturing a new generation of scientists is a vital investment in the future of retinal disease research, so we are delighted to be funding, in collaboration with the Macular Society, a new PhD studentship at Oxford University, supervised by Professor Robert MacLaren.
Hajrah Sarkar is a PhD student whose project is funded by Retina UK.
Stem cells are a special type of cell, which under the right conditions can be encouraged to grow into any other type of cell in the body, including retinal cells (rods, cones and retinal pigment epithelial cells).
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Skydiving is an exhilarating experience, and you can do this while supporting our cause. Various dates and locations are available across the UK.
When we talk about gene therapy we are usually referring to use of a harmless virus, called a vector, to deliver a normal copy of a defective gene into the cells of the eye.
Choroideremia is a rare genetic condition resulting in progressive sight loss in men.
Tomasz Tomkiewicz is undertaking a PhD studentship funded by Retina UK and The Macular Society.
The cover of this edition celebrates the success of our amazing London Marathon team. Together they have raised more than £43,000.
Nanoscope Therapeutics has announced positive results from their two year randomised controlled phase 2b optogenetic therapy trial for late-stage retinitis pigmentosa (RP).
